re: SERIOUSLY: What's the best way to keep fans in the stadium?

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SERIOUSLY: What's the best way to keep fans in the stadium?

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Invent a time machine.

Although it's not the case EVERYWHERE, it's clearly a problem for many programs in the nation. We notice LSU the most because many of us here are ticket holders and we see first hand the stadium empty.

The whys are plentiful and make a certain type of sense. All games are televised, viewing at home can be more comfortable and certainly cheaper than going to games, traffic, etc. Those things don;t force me to leave, but I can see the appeal to others.

Point being, this is the new normal. Games will now always be televised or TV's that are just going to get better while traffic will remain the same or worse and prices will go up. A large part of what made going to games such an experience that you couldn't leave has been stripped away by the advancements in technology.

As for me, I still look at going to games as a privilege that I am lucky enough to be able to do 7 or 8 times a year. I head up the escalator 2 1/2 hours before kick off, and I stay until the end. I wring every drop out of this experience, because when the season is over, I won't get this opportunity again until the following year. But that's me.